Awfully lows TES score for Pushkash/Guerreiro. They must have had a nightmare of an OD, with 7 points behind the canadias they are so out of contention. :Cry: If M/K and I/K medal here, they problably will go seniors next year so I hope PushkakshGuerreiro stay and become the dominant top junior team on 2010-2011.

Shibutanis in trouble too! This could cost them a medal-unless one of the other two Russian teams stumbles, which they might, if only because it's starting to look like that kind of day. Meanwhile, Paul & Islam are in a very good position for the podium indeed.
ETA: M&K also below the Canadians. Bit of a fight for bronze between the two of them, probably, unless they can come back against P&I.

Low scores for MonkoKhaliavin and the Shibutanis too.. Are they rehashing Torinos 2006 OD, or what?? OTOH is exciting to see a dance competition where the standings are not predetermined like they usually are.

The Shibutanis are less than 2.5 points behind Paul/Islam. Looking at their personal bests, this is not impossible to make up at all. The Shibutanis have a PB Free Dance of 85.51 (JGP Lake Placid 2009), while Paul/Islam's PB is only 72.78 (JGP Bosphorus 2009). Though the Shibutanis appear to be scoring lower than usual, they still have a decent chance at the silver. Gold's pretty much gone, though, with the way Ilinykh/Katsalapov have been scoring. Monko/Khaliavin are also easily in the run for the silver. I'd say it's more likely that the medalists will be I/K with gold, and the Shibutanis and M/K with silver and bronze (either of the two getting either of the medals), barring any major disasters and/or a SOTL from Paul/Islam.

Great for Paul & Islam to have moved up so much. They have a lot of potential, especially for a brand new team. I'd love to see their routine. Is there anywhere that anyone knows of where I can find videos or photos from the event? Thanks!